Yamaha RX-V465BL 525, Versatile receiver for HD..
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Versatile receiver for HD and music - Good Value
I’ve had the RX-v465 for over a month now, so i’ve had plenty of time to get comfortable with the receiver. I purchased this b/c it seemed like the best value. My major goals were to find a receiver that had HDMI vid and audio pass-thru and had good quality cd music output - and the rx-v465 delivered!
PROS:
I used the mic to auto-calibrate the sound quality - very easy (do this before using it). CDs (analog) sound great and digital audio sounds even better. The sound settings are great: it has several sound enhancer settings for a full/modern sound and even a ‘direct’ mode where the receiver uses the minimum electronics to provide a pure (almost vinyl) sound. These settings are easy to access once you get comfortable with the remote.
It has plenty of inputs for all of your older (rca) and newer (HDMI) devices. For TV, I run my comcast dvr box via an hdmi cable to the receiver, then run an hdmi from the receiver to the tv. For dvd, i run hdmi to the receiver. Only one cable (an hdmi) is needed from the receiver to the TV (sony bravia 52v5100). Video quality and dolby digital audio quality is excellent. It even allows you to view TV without turning on the receiver (downside in this mode is you can’t listen to the sound system). Also, my cable remote can control the receiver volume when watching tv when the pass-thru mode is set (control-on).
CONS:
1. There is an annoying time delay (up to 3 seconds) when switching from HD to non-HD channels and when pulling up the dvr menu/list and cable guide. The receiver is thinking /switching digital modes and makes clicking sounds as it switches resulting in sound but no vid. This issue took me some time to get used to and will be a deal-breaker for most people.
2. Longer delay / thinking when the receiver is turned on and the hdmi input is set. Same clicking and no vid as it finds the right mode for the data that is coming in.
3. Remote is annoying, not built well, but whatever, its not a deal breaker.
OVERALL, i’m happy with this receiver at the price i paid when compared to other available receivers with similar features/functions.
Update (5/17/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, Yamaha RX-V465BL 525 Watt 5-Channel Home Theater Receiver Electronics, was written by j.unter.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: March 5, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
Ratel borealis
February 7th, 2010 at 11:01 am
A little sleeper
I’m puzzled by the other review - am using it to drive 5 fairly inefficient speakers and it will play quite loudly and without thermal shutdown. Who knows? In any case, it came as a surprise to me that such a modest unit could pump out such clean, robust sound on high-end speakers (Martin-Logan) without apparent strain. That is has the new audio codecs is why I bought it. My only niggling complaint is that there’s no panel display showing that it’s decoding Dolby True HD or DTS Master Audio; but the improvement in sound is evident, so that’s what really counts.
In my opinion this is quite a bargain for those happy with a 5.1 setup and who don’t want to jump to the 7.1 scheme(and I’m sure many wives are happy about that too - the WAF).
j.unter
February 13th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Versatile receiver for HD and music - Good Value
Rated 4 stars.
Michael J. Manfredi
February 26th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
High Hopes Dashed Easily - HDMI problem
When I set out to buy a receiver, I almost instantly settled on the Yamaha brand because of its excellent reputation and the fact I could sync up my lap top to it to play music through the bluetooth device (Yamaha YBA-10WH Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver for Select Yamaha Home Theater Receivers). My media center is also fully enclosed so I didn’t want a unit that would run hot. I wasn’t terribly concerned with format decoding or watts because I was using a DVD player that did all the decoding and I wasn’t using overwhelming speakers (Harman Kardon HKTS-18 5.1 Channel Speaker System).
My problem - the unit refuses to cooperate with my HD DVR cable box that was provided to me courtesy of Time Warner. It is a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300 HDC. There is some problem with the HDMI “handshake” between the two units where the audio does not come through and the video will sometimes briefly cut out. This problem would still exist when I would turn off the Yamaha to allow the signal to simply “pass through”.
Yamaha said its Time Warner’s fault and TW said its Yamaha’s fault. I ultimately gave up trying to figure it out and didn’t feel like going throguh an exchange. Instead, I hooked up the HDMI cable to the TV and bought an optical cord for the audio to get sent from my TV to the receiver. While I don’t mind since I like to watch sports with music in the background, this problem shouldn’t exist!
Everything else on the receiver works very well and the features are outstanding. The receiver after hours of use only gets warm. Well worth the price. Would be a 5 star product if this problem didn’t exist and Yamaha was more accomodating to try and help me out.
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